Pearl Jam

Formed: 1990 in Seattle, WA

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Group Members: Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Matt Chamberlain, Stone Gossard, Jack Irons, Dave Krusen, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder

Biography: Pearl Jam rose from the ashes of Mother Love Bone to become the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s. After Mother Love Bone's vocalist, Andrew Wood, overdosed on heroin in 1990, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament assembled a new band, bringing in Mike McCready on lead guitar ...Read full biography

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Ten

Released: 1991

Label: EPIC

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Nirvana's Nevermind may have been the album that broke grunge and alternative rock into the mainstream, but there's no underestimating the role that Pearl Jam's Ten played in keeping them there. Nirvana's ...Read full review

Backspacer

Released: 2009

Label: Monkeywrench

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Pearl Jam made peace with their hard rock past on their eponymous eighth album, but its 2009 sequel, Backspacer, is where the group really gets back to basics, bringing in old cohort Brendan O'Brien to ...Read full review

More Pearl Jam albums: Main Albums (81), Compilations (137), Singles & EPs (50), DVD/Video (11), Others (22)